 Mahdi and his friends. The Capitan China did his share in his own way. He offered fifty silver dollars for every enemy's head delivered in the marketplace in front of his house at Kuala Lumpor, and he told me himself that his man who stood there ready...  Malay Sketches - Page 106de Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham - 1903 - 288 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham - 1895 - 334 pages
...oust them, and the fight waxed hottest about Klang, the principal port of the State, and Kuala Lumpor, the principal mining centre. As to Klang, it had just...probably a success gained. Then would follow dire vat scarcity, and the other side, having raised some money, would in their turn gain an advantage.... | |
 | Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham - 1903 - 310 pages
...me himself that his man who stood there ready to receive the hideous trophies and pay the money idid quite a brisk business. As with all Malay war, the...probably a success gained. Then would follow dire scarcity, and the other side, having raised some money, would in their turn gain an advantage. Thus... | |
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